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1998-03-10 - Voters Pamphlet - County VOTING INSTRUCTIONS USE A PENCIL ONLY To vote,blacken the oval(•)completely DESCHUTES COUNTY to the left of the response of your choice. VOTERS' PAMPHLET VOTER REGISTRATION • YES O YES INFORMATION OR To be eligible to vote in the March 10, 1998 O NO • NO election, a completed voter registration1 card must be postmadlced by February 17, If you make an error on your ballot,spoil 1998' it in any way or lose it, you may obtain YOU MAY REGISTER TO VOTE IF: a replacement ballot by contacting theI I Deschutes County Clerk's office at 388-6547. ' 1. You are a citizen of the United States. RETURNING YOUR VOTED BALLOT 2. You will be 18 years of age or older on election day. Vote your ballot. Fold the ballot and in- 3. You are a resident of Oregon. sert it into the secrecy envelope. Seal the secrecy envelope and insert into re- turn envelope. Seal the return envelope YOU MUST UPDATE and sion the statement on the back of YOUR REGISTRATION IF: the envelope. SPECIAL ELECTION 1. Your residence or mailing address YOUR BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED changes. IF YOUR ENVELOPE IS NOT SIGNED. MARCH 10, 1998 2. Your name changes. 3. You wish to change party affiliation. BALLOT DROP SITE LOCATIONS Ballots must be returned to the Special drop site locations are available at the Deschutes County Clerk's Office or dro sites b 8'00 PM, IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU HAVE following locations. Be sure to note the times p Y MOVED OR YOUR NAME HAS available. March 10, 1998 CHANGED AND YOU HAVE NOT YET DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE RE-REGISTERED, YOU MAY STILL BE 1340 N.W.Wall Street, Bend MARY SUE "SUSIE" PENHOLLOW `:.1 ABLE TO DO SO. CONTACT THE Available seven days a week. On Election DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK'S OF- Day, March 10th, until 8:00 pm. 1340 N.W.Wall Street FICE,388-6546 FOR FURTHER INFOR- MIDSTATE ELECTRIC CO-OP Bend, OR 97701 MATION. 51340 Hwy 97, La Pine From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday, March 9th. Office Hours on March 10, 1998 � On March 10th available 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. W 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM V1 SUNRIVER COMMUNITY CHURCH #1 Theater Drive,Sunriver From 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, Election Day, March 1 0th only EXPLANATORY (EXPLANATORY STATEMENT STATEMENT CONTINUED) What isting facilities is also a small part of the The Bend-LaPine School Board, in part- bond measure. ADMINISTRATIVE nership with the community, has devel- When oped a school bond measure that pro- The bond measure will be on the March SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 poses to build three new schools, as well 10, 1998 ballot. This is a mail-in election. as safety and accessibility renovations. Ballots are due at the County Clerk's of- Q 0`54 GE a _I 1 � This bond measure is comprised of three fice no later than 8:00 p.m.on election day. Q "� components. To be eligible to vote you must be regis- �j Shell the. New construction to meet the de- tered by February 17, 1998. Registration Wi 0dL- ` ca rat bbd' mands of increasing student enrollment. materials are available at the County bonded f ness in eft ,# f not 1 High School Clerk's office and most post office loca- to=+s teed$67,475,060, if fihee bi ds Current usage-Bend area 116% tions. approved,they will be payable from taxes 1 Middle School How Much £it1 rtY�': Current usage-Bend area 109% This bond measure totals $57.5 million 1 Elementary School and will cost property Y taxpayers an esti- Current usage - Bend area 98% mated 75 cents per $1,000 of assessed ' � • Projects: this value. That amounts to an estimated cost �t meatare b® Renovation and Other Pro l of$6.25 per month(or$75 per year)on a dnj it art:et dtt 8tt just a includes updates of major building sys- v leC This 00 tems such as windows and insulation, a $100,000 home. The tax rate is projected new track for the La Pine High School to drop over the twenty-year life of the t bond. As well, new homes and busi- campus, and renovation of the existing t ttc boads. + f n to„ nesses will pay a portion of this bond, re- Bend High School to complete building ; �, , fi atice I. ducing taxes for all other property own- system updates and expanded educa- qoif Monts in tional programs. ers. 40"(11 � �� � Ne • Accessibility and Safety Related This information furnished by a„ a g z Y John Rexford,Director-Administrative � Projects,including projects to improve ac- and Support Services 460!MIP ept r cess for disabled persons as required by eta the Americans with Disabilities Act. This s component also includes funds to make r 'Wow = �� safety improvements such as sidewalk „ etlh' �"! renovations and vehicle access improve- � �s tle ment. � ntt ff €n �tat tbtt�f5 oft ��; Why t District facilities are over capacity. Since ' - the 1989-90 school year, student enroll- " g ment has grown 38 percent. Bend-LaPine is one of the fastest growing school dis- tricts in the state. According to state and local projections, district growth will con- tinue at a rate of nearly 400 new students each year. The bond measure will fund new school buildings. Renovation of ex- -1- ARGUMENT IN FAVOR (ARGUMENT IN FAVOR ARGUMENT IN FAVOR ARE SCHOOLS IN BEND OVER- CONTINUED) Dear Voter: CROWDED? YES opportunity to stretch-stretch their learn- A good education requires a combination DO WE NEED NEW SCHOOLS.' YES ing capabilities,stretch their imaginations of elements - parents who are involved HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS and stretch the possibilities for their fu- with their children,teachers who are well- HAPPEN? VOTE YES tures. � trained and inspirational, a strong work We live in one of the fastest growing Please join me in voting YES for the Bend/ ethic on the part of the student,and a com- school districts in the state. Bend/LaPine LaPine School Bond Measure! munity that shows through its words and C� actions that education is valued. Schools have grown 38%in the last eight This information furnished by years. There are currently over 12,000 Peggy Humphreys, President It is difficult, if not impossible,to provide a students attending our schools and by the Bend Education Association good education without first providing ad- year 2000 there will be 14,000. (Bend/LaPine Teachers) equate space for our growing student I could explain to you that our high schools population. are at a combined 116% of capacity or I ARGUMENT IN FAVOR The state is assuming greater responsi- could ask you to imagine your living/din- As a pediatrician in Deschutes County for bility for covering the costs of operating ing area at home with 45 students in it. our schools. But the actual construction Throw in desks for almost all of them, 23 years,the health and well being of our children and young people has always of new classrooms remains a local respon- some books,equipment,chalkboards and been my primary concern. Their safe and sibility. a teacher who would like to move around effective education is as important as their the room. I'll bet you have a clear picture Our schools are already over capacity. We of the overcrowding! health care. are one of the fastest growing school dis- We would never leave a serious illness tricts in the state so this problem is simply This Bond Measure is for three new or injury in a child untreated. But,with- not going to go away. Our existing schools schools: a high school, a middle school are also in need of renovation and safety and an elementary school. It includes out enough space and equipment in upgrades. This bond measure is a bal- money for refurbishment and repairs to our schools, we are risking our anced response of both taking care of childrens futures and jeopardizing p g extend the life of our existing buildings and their capacity to reach their full poten- what we have and building what we need provides for safety upgrades at 13 tial. now. schools. The bond includes dollars for renovations to improve access for people Passing this school construction bond I urge you to say YES to our community, with disabilities so that everyone may eas- measure will send the message to our stu- to our schools, and to our kids. ily use our sites. dents and teachers that their community This information furnished by Bend is a great community. It has an ex- recognizes their importance and under- Neil R. Bryant cellent school system with dedicated stands that children are our greatest re- State Senator District#27 teachers and staff. The District continues source. to ask for the public's input on how to make VOTE YES FOR OUR CHILDREN! schools better and how to meet the needs of our children in the 21 st century. In the This information furnished by 18 years that I have lived and taught in Mary P. Brown, M.D. Bend, the community has supported its Central Oregon Pediatric Associates kids and its schools. At this time,the one President-elect, Oregon Pediatric Society The printing of these arguments do thing our children need is space. By vot- not constitute an endorsement by ing YES on this bond measure, we can the County of Deschutes, nor does give the children of our communit 9 Y an the county warrant the accuracy or truth of any statement made in the ARGUMENT CONTINUED argument. NEXT COLUMN -2- ARGUMENT IN FAVOR ARGUMENT IN FAVOR ARGUMENT IN FAVOR Bend-LaPine schools are overcrowded-its LET'S PROVE WE LOVE KIDS MORE As a former educator and business owner that simple. Our school district is one of THAN WE HATE TAXES! who hires many young people directly the fastest growing in the state, with stu- from our school system,I urge you to vote dent enrollment having increased thirty THE HARD FACT IS: Bend's High In.3 9 Y yes for the Bend-Lapine School Bond Cneight percent in the last eight years. We Schools are 115% over capacity RIGHT Measure. have over 12,000 students now, and will NOW! �---- have an additional 2000 students by the THE BITTER TRUTH IS:Even if this Bond Productive prepared young people enter- n, time new schools can be built. ing the work force and universities come �`. Issue is approved our high schools will be from educational environments that pro- On average, our schools are filled to one at 125% of capacity by the time the vide a setting which encourages and hundred percent of capacity, but many schools are built!schools are well over capacity-as much stimulates learning. Overcrowded, run- as thirty two percent over capacity. For PEOPLE EXPECT BETTER SCHOOLS: down and unsafe schools do little to fos- example, this means that Mountain View Most people say they want better edu- ter an atmosphere we expect when edu- High School,designed for 1320 students, cated kids coming out of our schools. Yet cating children. has an actual enrollment of over 1700 stu- some of these same folks object to build- As the fastest growing region in the state dents. ing adequate class rooms for students. IT'S TIME WE QUIT TALKING AND our present schools cannot handle the This bond measure will fund the construc- additional students flowing into our dis- tion of three new schools: one high START BUILDING! trict. In short, we need more schools, school, one middle school, and one el- more classrooms. ementary school. It will also provide for FAILURE MEANS: The kids in our com- much needed renovation of existing Learns will be in class rooms of m 40 o more. I urge you to invest in our most important schools to extend their lives and keep Learning will A difficult, if not impossible. local resource, our children. them safe for our children. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? We cannot provide a quality education for WE CAN'T WAIT: If we don't VOTE YES This information furnished by p q Y our children in schools and classrooms now, our kids will be in school rooms at Dennis Oliphant Sun Country Tours that are overcrowded,and our children de- over 125% of capacity. IF NOT NOW, serve a quality education. Our parents WHEN? and grandparents built the schools in The printing of these arguments do which we were educated, now its time for VOTE YES FOR YOURSELF: We all not constitute an endorsement by us to build the schools that our children know the future of our economy depends the County of Deschutes, nor does and grandchildren need. on a well educated workforce. Your in- come depends on a strong economy. the county warrant the accuracy or If our children are to have a chance to Whether it's jobs,social security payments truth of any statement made in the compete in the workplace, and if who or investments,a poor economy will even- argument. are employers are to have well eduu cated employees, we must provide these new tually lead to LESS INCOME FOR YOU! schools for our children. The quality of IFYOU CARE ABOUTYOUR FUTURE... our children's lives and the quality of the No Arguments Bend-LaPine community depend on our VOTE YES FOR OUR KIDS children's education, and on our support. FUTURE!!! against Please vote YES on the Bend-LaPine This information furnished by School District Bond Measure. Thank you. Gary Capps and Measure 9-54 This information furnished by the Bend Area Chamber of Commerce Central Oregonians for Responsible Education were filed Clark Satre, Chair Oran Teater, Treasurer -3-